Singing Fenton in Falstaff (Verdi): May 24, 26m, June 1, 2m
Falstaff was Verdi's last joint project with long-time collaborator Arrigo Boito, who adapted Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor into the libretto, also incorporating several scenes from Henry IV, parts 1 and 2. The score is like nothing else he wrote. Verdi really captures the essence of Sir John Falstaff's character: a man so essentially full of himself that he manages to take credit even when he is the object of humiliating public ridicule. Verdi relished the opportunity to write a comic opera (only two of his twenty eight operas were comedies), and produced a witty, dynamic and elegant piece like no other in the entire operatic repertoire.
Falstaff - Richard Zeller
Ford - Krassen Karagiozov
Alice - Taylor Haines
Nanetta - Anastasia Malliaras
Meg Page - Veronica Jensen
Mistress Quickly - Patrice Houston
Fenton - Dane Suarez
Dr. Cajus - Michael Mendelsohn
Bardolfo - Michael Orlinsky
Pistola - Kiril Havezov
Conductor - José Luis Moscovich
Director - Ragnar Conde
